Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
BUILDINGS AND MOTOR LINE.

Yesterday was another rushing day in the
city. Despite the freaks of the wind and its
naughty habit of throwing dust rather pro-
the streets were crowded all day
long. The embryonic cyclones did not seem
more anxious to throw Wichita dirt in ones
face than the average real estate agent, and
while the price differed very materially, as
will be seen from the transfer columns, many
chose to deal with the latter Almost every
section of the city was represented with large
other days certain streets and avenues
seemed favorites The boom that struck
Fourth avenue was the talk of every one.
Many claimed that it was the old, old story
but more intensified. All day yesterday
real estate carriages were humming along
Fourth and visitor stated that two and
three agents had showed up at every house
and making inquiry for prices of the people
living there. 1t may not have been that
serious but the transfers show that a large
amount of that property changed hands.
In Yesterdays issue q number OF buildings
were reported for that avenue and the list,
it was learned afterwards, was not half
large enough. The Sites Bros will erect a
brick building on the lot joining the Cath
ollc church on the south. It will have q
front of twenty-five feet and be one hundred
feet deep and three stories high. They in
tend to commence work at an early date.
Mr.. j. r. Stone has decided upon plans for
three story brick, fifty feet wide, and one
hundred and twenty deep. 1t VIII be lOca-
ted on the west side of Fourth avenue, be-
tween Douglas avenue and First street.
Mr. Henry Heismeyer viii commence work
III a few weeks on business block on the
south corner of Fourth avenue and Oak
street 1t will have front of seventy-five
feet, one hundred feet deep and three stories
high.
Dill & Richey will erect a business build
ing on Fourth between Pine aud Oak streets,
having a front of thirty feet, one hundred
deep and three stories high.
On the northeast corner of Third street
and Forth avenue Mr.. John Wilkins will
erect brick which will have a front of one
hundred and forty feet and one hundred
deep. The walls and foundation will be of
sufficient strength to carry five stories but
will probably only make it tree stories high
in the spring. The lot Immediately south OF
the site of Mr. Wilkins building is owned by
MIR. O. Bugbee He intendeds to erect on il
brick building three stories high, twenty
five feet wide and one hundred deep. This
will give solid block from Third street
south one hundred and sixty-tlve feet long.
Or the southwest corner of Second and
Fourth Mr.. Jones will put up business
block with front of fifty feet and one hun
dred feet long. 1t will be four stories high.
Architect Gle is get ing out the plans for
business block to be built by l.. A. Rel
man on South Fourth avenue. II will be
32xI20, be built of brick and an elegant
pressed brick and stone front. The first
floor will be used for a store room. The
second story, height of which will be twenty
four feet, will BE used as hall In the rear
will be a large and well arranged stage; i'll
the front on each side of the entrance two
large ROOMS and over them a gallery.
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concerning the building boom on Fourth
avenue, he said that the public was not
aware of what Was coming If yod will
notice" he SAID, the rush for that property
was started bv few of the richest men ia
the city The man whose name figures is
not always the one VINO furnishes the money
There is little s.hene working that wil
arouse the mattress VIXEN it !,ecoIne5 known
| The matter has heea under contemp' atior
for months and is, as far as the company j:
motor line It will commence
at the corner Of First and Market streets
run east on First to Fourth, north Oh Fourtl
to Fifteenth west on Fifteenth to Marke
street aud south on Marbea street 10 FRS
street
The company formed to operate the lin'
is composed of near a dozen of the leading
business men in this city, aided by eastern
capital One of the members of the com
pany, in fact two of them, have visited New
York and Boston partially on that business
They mean business and will aim to get thu
council to grant them the streets before thu
business blocks are started very generally
You see the point. 1t would be almost i'm
possible to get a franchise on Douglas avenue
or Main street. but little trouble is appre
hended on the route designated, and tina
route as You will observe is thought to b.
the one that VIII be added to the bushes
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BUSINESS BUILDINGS.